PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mackey O Houlihan (ranked 5181 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Ragnaar (ranked 6731 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Houlihan
vs
Ragnaar

190 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mackey O Houlihan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nils Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Houlihan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Houlihan misses with a wild combination.
O Houlihan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ragnaar throws out the jab.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, O Houlihan throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
A leg kick checked by O Houlihan.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ragnaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Houlihan.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but O Houlihan is out of range.
Ragnaar throws a hook but O Houlihan blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ragnaar. O Houlihan does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Houlihan lands a slapping body shot.
O Houlihan tries to move into range but Ragnaar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ragnaar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ragnaar there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Houlihan ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
O Houlihan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Houlihan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Houlihan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A leg kick checked by O Houlihan.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, O Houlihan throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Houlihan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ragnaar circles away quickly and effectively.
Ragnaar tries to counter with a clinch but O Houlihan shakes him off and moves away.
Ragnaar is looking to clinch.
O Houlihan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar's jab looks to have found its range, popping O Houlihan under the eye.
O Houlihan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnaar.
O Houlihan sets himself, and Ragnaar steps forward looking for the clinch! O Houlihan avoids it this time.
A combination from O Houlihan does no damage.
O Houlihan misses with a double jab.
O Houlihan misses with a few strikes there.
O Houlihan ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries a low kick but O Houlihan avoids it.
Ragnaar motions for O Houlihan to come forward. Ragnaar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
O Houlihan is looking for a counter combo.
Ragnaar tries a low kick but O Houlihan avoids it.
It looked like O Houlihan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ragnaar throws a body punch but O Houlihan moves out of range.
O Houlihan throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from O Houlihan misses.
Ragnaar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Houlihan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Houlihan throws a series of punches but Ragnaar avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Houlihan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
O Houlihan fails to land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but O Houlihan avoids it.
Ragnaar wants to clinch.
O Houlihan checks the leg kick.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, O Houlihan throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
A punch combination from O Houlihan misses.
Ragnaar tries to close the distance and clinch but O Houlihan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ragnaar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Houlihan.
O Houlihan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ragnaar to score with a decent uppercut.
O Houlihan misses with a double jab.
O Houlihan fails to land with a series of punches.
O Houlihan cracks Ragnaar with an open hand slap.
O Houlihan ducks under a wild hook from Ragnaar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar is looking to score with low kicks.
O Houlihan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Houlihan moves out of range as Ragnaar strikes.
A punch combination from O Houlihan misses.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar darts in trying to clinch
and O Houlihan counters with a series of strikes. Ragnaar will be more careful next time no doubt.

It looks like Nils Ragnaar has been cut.
Ragnaar misses the shot to the body.
Ragnaar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Houlihan.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Houlihan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
A combination from O Houlihan does no damage.
Ragnaar walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. O Houlihan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
O Houlihan misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a hook. O Houlihan ducked under it nicely.
Ragnaar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from O Houlihan misses the target.
Ragnaar throws a shot from downtown. O Houlihan moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Houlihan checks a leg kick.
O Houlihan connects with the punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ragnaar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Houlihan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ragnaar misses with a body shot.
O Houlihan misses with a double jab.
Ragnaar throws an off balance right hand
and O Houlihan counters with a two punch combo.
O Houlihan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ragnaar tries to clinch there but O Houlihan circles away.
O Houlihan slips under a jab.
A big right from Ragnaar misses.
O Houlihan is looking for a counter combo.
O Houlihan throws a series of punches but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar tries to work over O Houlihan's front leg with a kick but O Houlihan checks it.
Ragnaar fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mackey O Houlihan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nils Ragnaar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

O Houlihan circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Houlihan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut. O Houlihan saw that one coming.
O Houlihan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnaar can do to turn this around?
O Houlihan stuns Ragnaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Houlihan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ragnaar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Houlihan throws a lazy right hand but Ragnaar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Houlihan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A combination from O Houlihan does no damage.
O Houlihan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
O Houlihan throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
Mackey O Houlihan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Houlihan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ragnaar wants to counter with a clinch but O Houlihan pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Houlihan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Ragnaar finds it's way through O Houlihan's defenses.
O Houlihan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
O Houlihan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nils Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Houlihan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ragnaar is rocked!
O Houlihan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Houlihan throws a series of punches but Ragnaar avoids them all with ease.
Ragnaar is still on wobbly legs! Can O Houlihan finish him?
O Houlihan misses with a two punch combination.
Ragnaar seems to have recovered his senses.
O Houlihan throws a nice looking combination but Ragnaar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Houlihan misses with a wild combination.
Ragnaar wants to counter with a clinch but O Houlihan pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Houlihan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
O Houlihan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ragnaar doesn't manage to clinch there - O Houlihan circles away.
Ragnaar is looking to clinch but O Houlihan is avoiding it.
Ragnaar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but O Houlihan manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar tries to score with a low kick but O Houlihan moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnaar throws a hook but O Houlihan avoids it easily.
O Houlihan moves out of range as Ragnaar strikes.
A big left from Ragnaar misses.
O Houlihan throws a series of punches but Ragnaar avoids them all with ease.
Ragnaar misses with a straight right.
O Houlihan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ragnaar wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar tries to clinch up but O Houlihan circles away and keeps his distance.
O Houlihan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ragnaar does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
O Houlihan slips under a jab from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnaar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ragnaar just misses with a punch to the body.
O Houlihan misses with a double jab.
Ragnaar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ragnaar doesn't manage to clinch there - O Houlihan circles away.
O Houlihan misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ragnaar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mackey O Houlihan is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Houlihan slips under a jab.
O Houlihan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with an uppercut. O Houlihan saw that one coming.
O Houlihan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ragnaar misses with a hook
and O Houlihan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Houlihan.
O Houlihan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ragnaar wants to counter the offense by O Houlihan and move into the clinch position.
Ragnaar slips a jab and a cross from O Houlihan.
A big right from O Houlihan misses.
Ragnaar lands with a straight right. O Houlihan didn't see that one coming.
O Houlihan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the body
and O Houlihan counters with a series of strikes. Ragnaar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ragnaar tries to score with a low kick but O Houlihan moves his leg out of the way.
Ragnaar throws a body shot but no joy.
O Houlihan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ragnaar throws a hook but O Houlihan avoids it easily.
O Houlihan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ragnaar misses with a leg kick.
Ragnaar wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Houlihan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ragnaar back to the cage. O Houlihan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Houlihan lands a lovely overhand right.
O Houlihan lands with an uppercut that bounces Ragnaar off the cage and back into range.
O Houlihan lands a hook that stumbles Ragnaar back into the cage. O Houlihan follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Ragnaar to the canvas! O Houlihan pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Ragnaar has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mackey O Houlihan!